Xp SetUp

S

Schloicka

If I have my hard drive split into seperate partions (C & D) can I run
windows setup from the D partition to install XP on C partition?
 
J

John John - MVP

Schloicka said:
If I have my hard drive split into seperate partions (C & D) can I run
windows setup from the D partition to install XP on C partition?

What exactly are you trying to do? What do you mean by "run windows
setup from the D partition", did you copy the I386 folder to the D
partition?

Boot with the Windows XP cd and you will be able to insall XP where you
want.

John
 
S

Schloicka

John John - MVP said:
What exactly are you trying to do? What do you mean by "run windows
setup from the D partition", did you copy the I386 folder to the D
partition?

Boot with the Windows XP cd and you will be able to insall XP where you
want.

John
.
Ok lets say I copy my XP cd to the D partition of my hard drive. Is it possible to install windows from that partition to the C partition? I'm asking a general question. I haven't tried to do anything. Was just wondering if it was possible?
 
S

Schloicka

John John - MVP said:
What exactly are you trying to do? What do you mean by "run windows
setup from the D partition", did you copy the I386 folder to the D
partition?

Boot with the Windows XP cd and you will be able to insall XP where you
want.

John
.
 
J

John John - MVP

You don't need to copy the whole folder, you only need the i386 folder.
To launch the setup from the i386 folder on the D drive you would boot
the computer with a DOS/W98 boot disk and execute winnt:

d:\i386\winnt.exe

Of course, this would have to done on FAT32 drives.

John
 
J

John John - MVP

John said:
You don't need to copy the whole folder, you only need the i386 folder.
To launch the setup from the i386 folder on the D drive you would boot
the computer with a DOS/W98 boot disk and execute winnt:

d:\i386\winnt.exe

Of course, this would have to done on FAT32 drives.

John

I meant: You don't need to copy the whole *CD* , you only need the i386
folder...

John
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Top